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beatstockpromo · 02-12-2016, 12:49 PM

Okay but I have one more question. Do I need to put the cover in the actual epub or can I choose for calibre to remove first image and then just use the cover file in the metadata? I notice if I remove the first image during the conversion from epub to mobi when I open the mobi in kindle previewer it brings me right to the title page without the cover. If I click the left arrow it will bring me back to the cover page which I think is from the metadata. I just can't find anything definitive on this.

The 600x800 cover looks fine when opened in sigila and then when I view on an ipad its perfect. When I put the new size cover, I chose 1525x2500 or something like that (I don't know the actually number right now), and that looks huge when I am viewing it in sigil prior to the conversion in calibre to mobi.

02-12-2016, 12:49 PM	#4
beatstockpromo Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: none	Okay but I have one more question. Do I need to put the cover in the actual epub or can I choose for calibre to remove first image and then just use the cover file in the metadata? I notice if I remove the first image during the conversion from epub to mobi when I open the mobi in kindle previewer it brings me right to the title page without the cover. If I click the left arrow it will bring me back to the cover page which I think is from the metadata. I just can't find anything definitive on this. The 600x800 cover looks fine when opened in sigila and then when I view on an ipad its perfect. When I put the new size cover, I chose 1525x2500 or something like that (I don't know the actually number right now), and that looks huge when I am viewing it in sigil prior to the conversion in calibre to mobi. Last edited by beatstockpromo; 02-12-2016 at 12:57 PM.